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United States vs Delaware Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Delaware has 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²). United States' land area is 1,813.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 1,527.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Delaware is 98 miles (158 km). United States' north-south length is 37.0 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km). United States' east-west width is 50.3 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Delaware's is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m). Denali is 19,858 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Delaware's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Delaware Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Delaware has 1,051,917 (2024). United States' population is 323.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Delaware: 539.9. Delaware's population density is 5.6 times (461%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Delaware's is Wilmington with 73,176. New York's population is 115.9 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Delaware's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 11 years.
United States vs Delaware Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Delaware's $111.0 billion. United States' economic output is 277.2 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Delaware: $105,495. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than United States'.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.